Release and Legacy
Released as the second US-only single in June 1971, "Wild Horses" reached #28 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Although popular at the Rolling Stones' live shows, "Wild Horses" has only been released in a reworked version on the 1995 acoustic/live album Stripped. This version was released as a single in 1996.
In 2007, Jagger's ex-wife, Jerry Hall, named "Wild Horses" as her favorite Rolling Stones song.
The song featured prominently in the film Adaptation. (2002), as well as an episode of Parks and Recreation. An instrumental version of the song features during the end credits of the Stones documentary Shine a Light.
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